What is the first thing we think of when we hear the word "Islam"? Maybe, in the 21st century, Islam has been misinterpretated. It seems that Islam has lost its real meaning.
However, Islam is a lot more than we think it is. Islam is about two main things: expansion and faith. In a very short period of time, Islam was able to expand to other territories, outside its natal Arabia, and to conquest those territories by its faith. It created the frist "Global Civilization", because it reached as far as Europe and as far as the Chinese ocean.
Islam expansion had big effects in social strucutures, economies and politics all over the territories it took over. it also represented the enemy for the raise of Christianity, which had already expanded to Europe.
Islam was also able to blend with other cultures. Without changing its real essence, and without forgetting its 5 pillars, Islam appealed in many ways to other cultures, so that people would easily convert to Islam.
Let's explore how this "Empire of faith" expanded to each of this regions, and how it affected their lives, so that we can understand more about Islam...
ISLAM
What is the first thing we think of when we hear the word "Islam"? Maybe, in the 21st century, Islam has been misinterpretated. It seems that Islam has lost its real meaning.
However, Islam is a lot more than we think it is. Islam is about two main things: expansion and faith. In a very short period of time, Islam was able to expand to other territories, outside its natal Arabia, and to conquest those territories by its faith. It created the frist "Global Civilization", because it reached as far as Europe and as far as the Chinese ocean.
Islam expansion had big effects in social strucutures, economies and politics all over the territories it took over. it also represented the enemy for the raise of Christianity, which had already expanded to Europe.
Islam was also able to blend with other cultures. Without changing its real essence, and without forgetting its 5 pillars, Islam appealed in many ways to other cultures, so that people would easily convert to Islam.
Let's explore how this "Empire of faith" expanded to each of this regions, and how it affected their lives, so that we can understand more about Islam...